Background: As a labor-, capital-, and technology-intensive sector, shipbuilding supports water transportation, international trade, and marine development, driving economic growth and employment. Yet rising raw material/labor costs now bottleneck enterprise performance, making cost reduction...

Effective management of fuel logistic distribution is essential for ensuring timely supply chain operations and achieving product sustainability. This study employs systematic literature mapping (SLM) to identify gaps in research and potential advancements in Supply Chain Management (SCM) for...

Last-mile delivery, the final leg of the supply chain to consumers, significantly impacts the environment, particularly in the grocery sector, due to the perishable nature of food items often necessitating expedited delivery methods. The role of consumer behavior in this process has been...

Background: The vehicle routing problem (VRP) is of great importance in the Industry 4.0 era because enabling technologies such as the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and geographic information systems (GISs) allows for real-time solutions to versions of the...

Background: Rapid helicopter air ambulance (HAA) response is a cornerstone of emergency medical logistics, yet the "time-to-care" metric remains highly sensitive to uncertainties in base posture, readiness, and operational disruptions. This study evaluates how these factors jointly influence...

Background: Rapid helicopter air ambulance (HAA) response is a cornerstone of emergency medical logistics, yet the "time-to-care" metric remains highly sensitive to uncertainties in base posture, readiness, and operational disruptions. This study evaluates how these factors jointly influence...

Background: The rapid growth of e-commerce has intensified the need for last-mile delivery systems that can navigate urban congestion while minimizing environmental impact. Hybrid truck-drone networks offer a promising solution by combining heavy-duty ground transport with aerial flexibility;...

Background: This study evaluates an additive manufacturing (AM) network designed to balance economic performance, lead time, and environmental impact within the healthcare logistics and supply chain. Methods: An integrated framework is proposed that identifies optimal AM facility locations using...

Background: Cold chain distribution in Agri-Biotech supply chains faces serious challenges due to strict time windows, high temperature sensitivity, and conflict between different operational objectives, and conventional static approaches are unable to address these complexities. Methods: In...

The purpose of the study is to establish the effect of transport management practices on the performance of diamond mining companies. The study population was comprised of four authorized diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe. The sample size was comprised of 92 respondents drawn from logistics,...

Managing sustainable supply chain operations in dynamic three-dimensional (3D) environments is a significant challenge. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer transformative solutions to supply chains. This study aims to enhance sustainable supply chain management by considering new opportunities...

Background: In today's business world, where competition lies between supply chains, customer expectations are changing dynamically. Effective order picking in warehouses has become a top concern given expectations for rapid delivery, a larger product range, and continuous support. Methods: In...

Background: Defining the optimal fleet portfolio is a crucial process in airline planning. The published efforts in literature provide ways to anticipate the disruption effects on the passenger demand; however, the proposed solution in this paper provides visibility on the impact of sustainable...

Background: Indonesia is an archipelagic country with 17,508 islands spread over the Pacific and Indian Oceans, with thousands of inter-island routes requiring a large and engaged fleet. The vast expanse of the country also leads to challenges related to optimal fleet coverage, routing, and oil...

Background: Distribution systems often face the dual challenge of delivering products to customers and retrieving damaged items for repair, especially when the service center is separate from the depot. An optimized solution to this logistics problem produces benefits in terms of costs,...